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Eastern District of Arkansas

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Eastern District of Arkansas, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

3,622
Total filings FY2024
1,813
Chapter 7
1,743
Chapter 13
154
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

The Eastern District of Arkansas recorded 3,622 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 50% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

50%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
48%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.3%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business filings, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,622 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Light-volume filing history (#64 of 90)

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,622
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Arkansas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,622 1,813 42 24 1,743
FY2023 3,236 1,694 34 29 1,479
FY2022 2,893 1,691 25 32 1,145
FY2021 3,086 1,926 26 38 1,096
FY2020 4,062 2,518 39 27 1,478
FY2019 5,783 2,989 37 20 2,737
FY2018 5,818 3,029 35 20 2,734
FY2017 5,728 3,140 38 23 2,527
FY2016 5,929 3,425 39 28 2,437
FY2015 6,301 3,656 40 26 2,579

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

50%

Chapter 7 share

3,468

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,813 (50%)
  • Chapter 13 1,743 (48%)
  • Chapter 11 42 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 24 (1%)

Chapter breakdown of the 3,622 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Eastern District of Arkansas filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Light-third district caseload

Eastern District of Arkansas in the light-volume third

3,622 FY2024 filings put Eastern District of Arkansas in the lightest third of federal districts (#64 of 90).

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Eastern District of Arkansas's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Eastern District of Arkansas?

Eastern District of Arkansas recorded 3,622 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 64th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 154 of the Eastern District of Arkansas's filings were business cases, versus 3,468 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Eastern District of Arkansas book in FY2024, both outside Arkansas (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Similar filing volume

Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (3,622 here).

Northern Mississippi 3,661 Northern Oklahoma 3,581 Western Wisconsin 3,537 Nebraska 3,421

Similar Chapter 13 share

Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Southern West Virginia 49% Ch.13 Northern West Virginia 49% Ch.13 Western Kentucky 50% Ch.13 Eastern Kentucky 50% Ch.13
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Eastern District of Arkansas FY2024 profile (#64 of 90 volume · #20 of 90 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.